Likely tier: Unsure. This Pokemon doesn't have anything to fit it in Uber, Scizor might be to good at its job for Genosekuto to fit in, Borderline will still make OU where it has to fight, it has to good of stats for Underused and Neverused, and it isn't allowed in Little Cup. It is a misfit. Howeve, if enough Pokemon are put into Borderline for it to become its own tier like the others, then Borderline is where this guy will be.

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Reasons of each move: Ice Beam- Good Coverage against other types, Techno Blast- With the Douse
Drive, I can take down its only weakness, which is fire, Rock Polish- Boosting Genesect's speed
so it can be a special sweeper, X-Scissor/Bug Buzz- this gives Genesect a good STAB for its type

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Genesect @ Choice Scarf

Trait: Download

EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

Rash Nature (+SpA, -SpD)

U-turn

Thunderbolt

Ice Beam

Flamethrower

As you all know Genesect is currently unreleased, but it's gonna wreck havoc when it's released.U-Turn is STAB and is good for scouting eg when a switch is forced on the opponents side, and has the added bonus of having no immunites unlike volt switch. If Genesect comes in at the right time, U-Turn can get a Download boost, making it more threatening.Thunderbolt takes care of bulky water types such as Gyarados.Ice Beam takes care of top OU threats like Landorus and Gliscor also making the famous BoltBeam combo.Flamethrower roasts problematic Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Forretress.
Make sure Genesect enters the battlefield on a Pokemon that it gets the appropriate boost from download for the situation, and preferably on a recisted hit as well.

why not just give genesect the burn drive and have techno blast instead of flame thrower? i know it would get rid of the choice scarf but with the download ability and techno blast's power he can be a complete force to be reckoned with

It can fairly safely be assumed that this guy is not getting any of the three moves that don't have a Pokemon. Genosekuto is like a mini Arceus, but it doesn't work out that well. I do however have afew movesets for this guy.

Ability: Download

EVs: Attack, Special Attack, Speed Nature: Any neutral nature

Techno Buster: Holding the Water Cassette, as all the others arer horrible. This provides type coverage against Fire types.

X-Scissor: STAB. Physical to provide a mixed sweeper.

Flash Cannon/Ice Beam: STAB. Not very good type coverage however, which is why Ice Beam is a good option.

Through an Event where Shiny Genesects were given out during a Pokemon X and Y Promotional Movie, which I think was called "Genesect and The Legend Awakened". Each Genesect was Hasty and had those two Moves, along with Extreme Speed. Check out the Event section on the main site to see which.

Project G.E.N:

With the arrival of the 16th Pokemon Movie ExtremeSpeed Genesect: Mewtwo Awakens, the Genetically Enhanced Nuclear War Machine known Genesect has received yet another Upgrade with the addition of Shift Gear, Blaze Kick, and ExtremeSpeed to it's many tools of destruction brought to you by P2 Laboratory's G.E.N. Project. We are pleased to introduce Model MES-P2, a Mixed variant of our previous Model that is capable of launching off a true "extremely" powerful ExtremeSpeed through it's Item, the Choice Band, and possibly a +1 Atk Boost from it's Ability in Download. U-turn is it's other Physical option and STAB Attack, allowing it to Pivot out of situations where it cannot outspeed and hit hard enough with ExtremeSpeed. From the Special side, Model MES-P2 is capable of "firing" off Ice Beam+Hidden Power [Ground] with an amazing Ice+Ground Coverage combo. May the Regions of the Pokemon world kneel to the ultimate Genetically Enhanced War Machine, Model MES-P2!

Now one of my favorite Genesect sets. Rock Polish boosts his Speed without locking him up in a move. Douse Drive + Techno Blast is coverage against Fire types. Thunder has perfect accuracy in Rain while Bug Buzz is STAB.

Flame Charge boosts Genesect's speed to great levels. Iron Head or Flash Cannon are obligatory STABs. Iron Head smashes Specially Defensive Xerneas, and allows you to make use of a potential +1 in Attack due to Download. Flash Cannon goes off your more heavily invested SpA, though. Bug Buzz hits very hard, and Ice Beam hits common threats like Yveltal, Landorus-T, and Mega Salamence.